1Associate Professor, Dept of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad
2Associate Professor, Dept of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Panjagutta, Hyderabad
* Dr Prashanth Mada. Phone: +91- 9849730345 Email: drprashanth_m@yahoo.co.in
Finger print identification is undoubtedly the most reliable and acceptable evidence till date in the court of law. Fingerprints can be used to identify an unknown victim, witness, or a suspect.Therefore, an attempt has been made to study the association of fingerprint pattern with gender, blood group and handedness.
A cross-sectional study,where medical students of either gender, were enrolled. The association of fingerprint pattern with gender, different ABO and Rh blood groups and handedness was studied using Chi square test.
A total of 1376 finger prints were analyzed, loops were the most common fingerprint pattern in all Rh+ve blood groups. Association between whorls and blood groups (A+,B+,AB+ and O+) and between arches and blood group AB+ and B+ was found to be statistically significant.
Knowledge of finger pattern could aid in the prediction of blood group in crime investigation with some confidence.
Fingerprints, Blood group, Association
